The Box Elder Bees will face off against the Northridge Knights at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Box Elder is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Viewmont on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Box Elder was dealt a 61-28 defeat at the hands of Viewmont. The Bees were down 59-25 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Northridge suffered their biggest loss since January 19, 2024 on Wednesday. They lost 56-33 to Bountiful. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the RedHawks are ranked 16th).
Northridge's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Box Elder, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Box Elder took their victory against Northridge in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 54-32. Will Box Elder repeat their success, or does Northridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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